Re: GTV6 / Alfetta leaking into drivers compartmemt

["Paul Bayly" <thebaylys@domain.elided>]

Stefano,

I definitely wouldn't poke holes in the floor bungs.   They are there to
allow water to be drained in the event the floor gets soaked in (flood,
heater core failure, Californian storm) !

Find the leak and fix it, don't cause extra problems with workarounds.

The front bungs on 116 coupes are in just the right place to have high
pressure water thrown at them from the front tyres and often become
dislodged.  The floor then fills with water, but as the plastic backed
carpet and tar backed underfelt are relatively watertight you don't find out
until the felt rots and smells bad, or the floor falls out from rust.

If you have the carpets out, take the opportunity to glue the bungs in with
sealant. Some cars have rubber, some plastic and I think the early ones were
metal.

If you really must damage the floor,  poke a large flat screwdriver through
and form the hole so it has a rearward facing scoop.  If anyone asks which
idiot gave you the idea I will deny everything :-) !!!

Beatle
Oz
-------Original Message-------

From: Stefano Iachella
Date: Saturday, 11 January 2003 01:56:05 PM
To: Alfa Digest
Subject: Re: GTV6 / Alfetta leaking into drivers compartmemt

The recent discussion about 116s leaking was timely. Our recent storm here
in CA flooded my Alfetta. It could very well be all the crud in the inside
fender
area. But concerning the flooded area:

I lifted up the carpet to dry it out and that rubber coated pad was
completely
destroyed. I pulled it all out and decided I would Dynamat and Dynaliner
this
car as well. Dynamat is a 'tarish' coating with heat shield built in that
comes in
sheets and is self gluing. Dynaliner is a foam meant to go over the Dynamat
to
help even more. Now the Alfetta has a tarlike coating from the factory. I'm
planning to lay the Dynamat on top and get even more sound protection. The
part that was underwater was damaged as well and the tarlike layer is
brittle and
breaks appart. I spent several hours this afternoon chipping that stuff away
and
it doesn't seem too bad as I get further away from the flooded area. It is
more
soft and tarlike further away from the area that flooded.

What I'm wondering is should I continue and remove it all, or just taper off
as
it gets better? I'm taking a break until tomorrow.

I'm also looking at these plastic plugs in the bottom of the floor. What are
they
for? I'm thinking of poking a hole in the middle of them to help drain,
since I don't
really know if I will solve the leak just yet. They don't seem to help in
the draining
as they are now.

How about poking small holes in another part of the floor? Bad idea? The
area
that collected water was just under the gas pedal; where you rest your heel.
Now, I was parked facing down on a hill, but I have to sometimes in the
hilly
areas of Oakland, here.

Thanks,
Stefano
Oakland, CA
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